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About the Bill

On 27 November 2019, the Hon Yvette D’Ath MP, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, introduced the Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019.  The House referred the Bill to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee for detailed consideration. T

The Bill proposes to amend fourteen Acts.

The explanatory notes provide that the main objectives of the Bill are to improve the responsiveness of the criminal justice system to child sexual offending and the victims of child sexual offences by amending legislation to:

• implement recommendations of the Criminal Justice Report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

• implement recommendations of the Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council’s report on the Classification of child exploitation material for sentencing purposes

• create new offences that criminalise the possession, production and supply of anatomically correct, life-like child replicas used for sexual gratification.

Committee's Report

The committee tabled Report No. 59, 56th Parliament - Criminal Code (Child Sexual Offences Reform) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 on Friday 7 February 2020.   

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